main living room
Fire safety
We need to raise at least £1000 more to complete essential fire safety work. At the moment this is being funded by several emergency loans from supporters, but we need to be able to repay these, so any help you can give would be greatly appreciated! There is a PayPal button in the panel on the right if you are able to donate towards this. No amount is too big or too small, so please send what you can, and don’t assume that everyone else will do it, in case that’s what they think too!
The Women’s Holiday Centre is unique
want to fundraise for new play equipment?
It offers a space that you can’t get anywhere else in Britain, and is able to fulfil its own aims without answering to any financial organisations or charitable trusts, who might remove some of the flexibility that the WHC is currently able to offer. This means that the house is currently funded entirely on payments from guests and donations. Fundraisers are always welcome, and women from as far way as London have put on events to benefit the house. If you fancy helping us in this way, e-mail us at info@hortonwhc.org.uk or have a chat with a worker.
Telling other women about the house, and paying the most that you can afford is the easiest way to assist the house. The payment system is operated on trust, and so the workers are not responsible for establishing how much each guest is able to pay. The “Prices” web page offers guidelines on this. The sliding scale is designed so that women on (the lowest) benefits can stay for a week at the WHC on their usual income.
Local Celebrations/Fundraisers
supporters from lancs
We would love you to organise a celebratory event in your area that will hopefully enable women and children to come together and reminisce, and new people to learn about the unique place that is the WHC. If you can raise a bit of money for us in the process, that would be superb.
If you don’t fancy organising an event yourself, then how about taking part in the annual sponsored walk? See our events page for more details. Another regular fundraising event is the Tod disco.
Donations
much used craft area
There is a wish list of items that the house needs – as you can imagine, some everyday items need replacing regularly in a house as busy as this! If you would like to contribute, you could donate an item off the wish list. There is also a donation box above the fireplace in the dining/sitting room.
For women who would like to make a longer-term financial commitment to the WHC, a covenant scheme is in operation (a worker can explain more about this). You can agree to give as little (e.g. £2) or as much as you like each month to the house directly from your bank account, and we can claim tax back on all money donated in this way at the end of the year.
